After the death of the Motswako hip hop musician Jabulani Tsambo, also known as HHP, the function of lobolo in customary marriage gained increased attention following the legal battle between his ...

The lobolo celebration of Sizwe Khumbuza and Ncomeka Magudulela was truly special as the couple marked "a new chapter" of ...

The rule of thumb when investing is to separate matters of money and affairs of the heart, but there’s one big exception to that: lobolo. The practice of a groom paying the bride’s family in cash or ...

So what happens when a guy that earns R8 000 a month wants to marry you, but can't afford it? I want to believe that I am a slightly cultured black lady. I was raised by a staunch traditional Sesotho ...

The sun was unrelenting, and so was the silence. Zama* had gone back inside – to reason with her uncles, to plead for sense. Earlier, she had stood beside Siphiwe* in a burnt-orange dress and a navy ...

While growing up I was always fascinated by the idea of magadi or lobolo negotiations. I looked forward to being Maja Ditlhogo (uncle) and heading the negotiations for my niece or nephew. The idea of ...

Wednesday's official visit to the White House had all the hallmarks of a high-stakes lobolo negotiation. President Cyril Ramaphosa, standing tall as the head of delegation, was not just there for pomp ...

Police officers in Mbizana in the Eastern Cape are on high alert as tension between two villages fighting over the return of lobolo resulted in the deaths of five men, their bodies found mutilated.